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177. Celebrando a Juan Gabriel
14 oktober 2024 · 11 min
To close the celebration of HIspanic Heritage Month, Marta celebrates the life and legacy of Juan Gabriel. Lees meer
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176. Celebrando a Selena Quintanilla
29 september 2024 · 11 min
Continuing the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Marta talks about the life and legacy of Selena Quintanilla, the Queen of Tex-Mex. Lees meer
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175. Celebrando a Sonia Sotomayor
24 september 2024 · 11 min
Continuing with the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Marta talks about Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic woman to become a US Supreme Court Justice. Lees meer
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174. El Mes de la Herencia Hispana
16 september 2024 · 11 min
Marta talks about Hispanic Heritage Month in the USA, how it began, why is it in this particular timeframe, and why it is important to celebrate it. This month, we will celebrate SHM by publishing episodes talking about some of the many amazing Hispanic people who contribute to the growth of this country. Lees meer
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173. Los chismes
7 september 2024 · 9 min
Marta talks about gossip and how it is not a good habit to have! Transcript here! Lees meer
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172. La prisa
29 augustus 2024 · 9 min
Marta talks about the difficulty of switching her lifestyle from calm, without schedule, to more rigid timings… She thinks that during the school year, time flies and she is always in a hurry! Lees meer
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171. Las elecciones presidenciales
23 augustus 2024 · 9 min
Marta talks about the current presidential election in the US. Lees meer
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170. Los cambios
13 augustus 2024 · 12 min
Marta talks about change, and how some are nice, some not so nice, some permanent and some temporary. Lees meer
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169. El acoso - Parte 2
9 juli 2024 · 8 min
Marta shares possible solutions to harassment. Lees meer
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168. El acoso - Parte 1
5 juli 2024 · 8 min
Marta talks about the meaning of harassment and defines three specific types. Lees meer
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167. Juneteenth
19 juni 2024 · 10 min
Marta joins the celebration of Juneteenth by telling a little bit about its origin, and why it is important to observe it. Lees meer
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166. Guanacaste
15 juni 2024 · 8 min
Marta talks about the province of Guanacaste, in Costa Rica, and the origin of its the name. Transcript here! Lees meer
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165. El eclipse
8 april 2024 · 10 min
Marta is excited because tomorrow there will be a total eclipse! She explains the general idea of how eclipses happen, and also how important it is to watch them properly. Transcript here Lees meer
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164. ¡Costa Rica!
13 maart 2024 · 7 min
Marta is about to travel to Costa Rica with her students! She shares some of the facts about this beautiful country. Lees meer
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163. La envidia
6 maart 2024 · 8 min
Marta talks about envy, and proposes 4 ideas to turn it into something positive. Transcript here Lees meer
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162. Los celos
29 februari 2024 · 7 min
Marta talks about jealousy, and how it can be a destructive emotion. Transcript here Lees meer
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161. Los malentendidos
17 januari 2024 · 7 min
Marta talks about misunderstandings, and how she deals with them in her life. Lees meer
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160. La depresión posvacacional
2 januari 2024 · 8 min
Marta talks about the apathy and lack of energy that follows the Christmas break, and shares her strategies to overcome it. Lees meer
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159. El Día de la Virgen: ¿Manipulación?
23 december 2023 · 8 min
Marta talks about how skeptical people who don't believe that there was a miracle in the story of Juan Diego and la Virgen de Guadalupe. Instead, they think it was all a trick from the Spanish Catholic Church to help the evangelization of Mexico. Lees meer
This is the last of three episodes dedicated to the Day of our Lady of Guadalupe. If you haven’t listened to the previous two, it is recommended to do it before you listen to this one, because here we have vocabulary and ideas that have been covered before, and your comprehension will not be easy without the previous knowledge. Transcript here!
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158. El Día de la Virgen: La celebración
19 december 2023 · 7 min
Last episode, Marta talked about the origins of the Day of our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico. Today, she is talking about how it is celebrated. It is for students at the novice-mid and above levels, because of length of sentences, uses of tenses and variety of vocabulary. Transcript HERE Lees meer
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157. El Día de la Virgen: La historia
17 december 2023 · 7 min
Marta talks about the history behind the celebration of La Virgen de Guadalupe, on December 12th in Mexico. This episode is for novice-high as it has a variety of new vocabulary, different tenses and conjugation forms.
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156. ¡Hola, Keeley!
3 december 2023 · 9 min
Marta talks about the new addition to her family: a 4-month-old goldendoodle puppy who they rescued from an unethical breeder. This episode is intermediate level for the number of new vocabulary words, the use of past tenses and subjunctive and also because it is over a minute longer than the normal episode length. Follow the transcript here to aide in comprehension, and also to see pictures of puppies! Lees meer
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155. El monstruo del armario-Advanced
6 november 2023 · 9 min
Marta tells once more this scary story written by Pablo Conde. Find the YouTube video here! Lees meer
In this version specially recorded for advanced students, Marta uses higher level grammar and vocabulary. You will listen to Marta tell the story in preterit and imperfect and also use "If" clauses, and subjunctive. Even if you are an advanced student, it is recommended that you listen to the previous episode 2:54, where the same story is told in present tense. It is important to be familiarized with the vocabulary used there, because here, Marta uses it again. However, this time she doesn't translate those words, as they were introduced in the previous episode.
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154. El monstruo del armario
31 oktober 2023 · 10 min
Marta tells the scary story created by Pablo Conde, and that you can find in YouTube here Lees meer
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153. Adiós, Mila
16 oktober 2023 · 9 min
Marta talks about the heartbreak of losing Mila, her beloved dog. Lees meer
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152. Amor a primera vista
28 september 2023 · 9 min
Marta talks about how she found love at first sight during her trip to Europe. Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1boxwinJZUT70eXlRnLSeE6qyfVv8sPCYi5xJRHl7gUE/edit
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151. Viajes de verano -Parte 2
18 september 2023 · 8 min
Marta concludes her summer travels with Keith. She is happy for the opportunity she had, but she is also happy to be back home! Lees meer
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150. Viajes de verano - Parte 1
23 augustus 2023 · 9 min
Marta talks about the places she visited with her husband after her Paris immersion program ended. She starts in Belgium, France and Spain. She talks about the origin of Tapas, one of the staples of Spanish cuisine. Lees meer
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149. El final del curso de francés
30 juli 2023 · 8 min
Marta talks about the end of her experience in the French course and what she learned. She also looks forward to celebrating with her husband. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fGCcUtediGofl7kSdwQVXko1DI0qKikP4EIOkWGeyjQ/edit
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148. Mi primera clase en la escuela de francés
30 juni 2023 · 9 min
Marta talks about how her first day in French school went, and the postcards that she and her classmates had to write. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eez7_EqxQcpDvbCt_ihkxfSS9fVfg2t92p5d5_BHzuc/edit
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147. París: El día de orientación en la escuela
27 juni 2023 · 8 min
Marta talks about the orientation day at the French school in Paris. Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_AEESUK3Tc8C5g0fuLphbNf5DA3eFyB5kVImtUjbVI/edit
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146. En el metro de París
24 juni 2023 · 9 min
Marta talks about her exploring the subway in Paris didn’t go as smooth as she would have liked it, and how she met Geraldine, a lovely girl who helped her out! Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hP_aMH_mKiYi1a6JCRWNHZ1-cGtH3wKwyt0gVtpXFyU/edit Lees meer
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145. Abrumada en París
21 juni 2023 · 8 min
Marta talks about how on her first day in Paris, the difficulty communicating in French made her feel overwhelmed (abrumada), and what gave her the inspiration to continue with her adventure. Transcript here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQOfrhCTXCM7HHC_PrCJYagpZUrrW5OqNCMIE9S1-BE/edit Lees meer
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144. ¡Hola, París!
19 juni 2023 · 8 min
Marta talks about how her journey of almost three years acquiring French has led her to her new adventure in Paris! Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QNYmjU9HamKk4n0iTDIbS4ihF-1grkZ2XIcB54e9TPU/edit
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143. La basura
18 juni 2023 · 9 min
Marta talks about the problem that garbage represents, and how many people don’t dispose of it properly. Transcript link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16uPIubQjB7JA-k7Syd07TaPWjaJcn_Pt7uOVqu_q-5Y/edit
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142. Mi salud | La conclusión
12 juni 2023 · 9 min
Marta talks about her health problems and what was the diagnosis. Transcript here! Lees meer
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141. Las calificaciones en México y en EE. UU.
30 mei 2023 · 7 min
Marta talks about the grading system in Mexico and the US Lees meer
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140. Las sorpresas
26 mei 2023 · 7 min
Marta talks about surprises, and how some people don't like them. Also, talks about a wonderful surprise that Églantine, her French exchange student, received a day before graduation. Lees meer
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139. Jenna, llena de amor
23 mei 2023 · 8 min
Marta talks about Jenna, one of her students who is graduating this year, and how she is truly a role model for adults and teens as well! Lees meer
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138. Los mapas de Google
11 mei 2023 · 9 min
Marta talks about how she took her students on a virtual tour through her hometown in México. Lees meer
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137. Las inseguridades
2 mei 2023 · 11 min
Marta talks about her insecurities and how these have caused her stress throughout her life. Lees meer
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136. Mi salud | parte 3
25 april 2023 · 8 min
Marta gives an update on her health issues, and talks about how she has never liked to wait! Also, she is inviting everybody to send a voice message in Spanish using WhatsApp, at +1 920-361-3329. Marta will include your participation in the episode! This episode has the very first one, by one of her exchange students... Lees meer
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135. ¡El segundo aniversario!
19 april 2023 · 7 min
Today, Marta is celebrating the second anniversary of the podcast. To celebrate, she talks about how it all began. She talks about how the French podcast Un Petit Caoua inspired her as a learner and as a teacher. Lees meer
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134. ¡El nuevo logo!
17 april 2023 · 8 min
Marta is celebrating the second anniversary of ¡Cuéntame! Dylan Fischer, one of her former Spanish students is the person who designed the logo. In this episode, Marta talks about the modifications of the logo, and how Dylan offered to refresh it as a way to celebrate the anniversary! Now Marta needs your help in choosing the new version! There are 10 different background colors to choose from, and she needs you to open this link and vote for your favorite! Voting will close on Sunday, April 23, 2023 Lees meer
If you are interested in Dylan's work, check out his website, or email him at dfischer2@live.com
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133. Mi salud | Parte 2
12 april 2023 · 7 min
Marta talks about the results of her recent bloodwork and how she made the mistake to look up for answers in the internet, because it caused her to panic. Lees meer
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132. Mi salud
10 april 2023 · 8 min
Marta talks about the health issues she has been dealing with for the past several weeks, and her recent visit to the doctor's office, which involves a nurse drawing her blood and sending it to a laboratory for analysis. Lees meer
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131. Caro: ¡pilotos y más pilotos!
17 maart 2023 · 7 min
Marta continues the story of one of her students, Caroline, and how flying airplanes came to be a family tradition. Here is a link to the newspaper article in English, with more details and pictures! Click here for the transcript. Lees meer
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130. Caro, la talentosa
15 maart 2023 · 7 min
In this first part of two, Marta talks about Caroline, one of her many talented students in Spanish class. Transcript here Lees meer
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129. La jubilación
19 januari 2023 · 8 min
Marta talks about her parents' retirement. Transcript here Lees meer
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128. La Kwanzaa
26 december 2022 · 8 min
Marta talks about Kwanzaa, the African-American celebration. Transcript here! Lees meer
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